Visit the prison museum, go to the pink and blue beer brewery, take the train to kawayuonsen and see Mt Io with all the sulfur coming out at Akan National Park, take a walk around lake abashiri, go to the markets where prisoners sell their wares

3 Best drinks

hokkaido only beers!

3 Best eats

hard to say as we picked random foods due to the lack of english comprehension, mainly bento boxes from the convinience store!

Where to stay?

wherever you can!

Tips and tricks

Not many people speak english, the train station signs and call outs are not in english so make sure you know where you are getting off. Night life = nil. still awesome fun for something different and the national park makes it worth it!